The union representing New York Times employees accused the company Friday of targeting employees with Middle Eastern or North African backgrounds in a weeks-long investigation into leaks from its newsroom regarding the paper’s coverage of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks in Israel. For more Style stories, click here End of carouselA spokeswoman for the Times strongly denied the union complaint. In the weeks following the Intercept report, Times managers have called in employees for meetings to try to determine how internal discussions about the shelved “Daily” episode were leaked. The existence of the leak investigation was first reported by Vanity Fair. The existence of a leak investigation surprised observers inside and outside the Times.

Source: New York Times March 02, 2024 12:08 UTC